profess

profess音标

英 [prəˈfes]

美 [prəˈfɛs, pro-]

profess基本释义

v. 声称； 冒称； 以 ... 为业； 正式接受入教； 表明信仰

profess用法及例句

v.(动词)

vt. 声称; 公开表明 claim sth, often falsely; state openly

verb

1. state insincerely

e.g. He professed innocence but later admitted his guiltShe pretended not to have known the suicide bomberShe pretends to be an expert on wine

Synonym: pretend

2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to

e.g. The terrorists professed allegiance to their countryhe professes to be a Communist

3. admit (to a wrongdoing)

e.g. She confessed that she had taken the money

Synonym: concedeconfess

4. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about

e.g. She professes organic chemistry

5. take vows, as in religious order

e.g. she professed herself as a nun

6. receive into a religious order or congregation

7. state freely

e.g. The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades

1. 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称If you profess to do or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not.

e.g. She professed to hate her nickname...她自称痛恨自己的外号。e.g. Why do organisations profess that they care?...为什么机构都谎称自己对此很关心？

2. 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）If you profess a feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it.

e.g. He professed to be content with the arrangement...他对这个安排表示满意。e.g. Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour.巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。

1. 承认：今天有许多基督徒在顺利的环境下就承认(profess)他是基督徒. 但是碰到逆境的时候他就不承认了,说我不是基督徒. 真实的承认就不同了,无论在甚么环境里面,顺境也好,逆境也好,你都承认(confess)你是属于主的,因为你里面已经得着这一位主.

2. 表明：pretend假装 | profess表明 | promise承诺,答应

3. 伪称,声称：profane 世俗的 | profess 伪称,声称 | profession 职业

常用例句

词汇搭配

用作动词(v.)

He professed his belief in her innocence.他宣称他相信她是无罪的。

He professed his dislike of music.他声言不喜欢音乐。

She professed total ignorance of the matter.她自称对那事一无所知。

He professed Islam.他表白信仰伊斯兰教。

They professed optimism about the outcome.他们对结果表示乐观。

She is going to profess modern languages.她打算教授现代语。

Her manner professed a gaiety that she did not feel.她的神态显出一种她并未实际感受到的快乐。

He professed himself with the price he'd got for his boat, though secretly he was very satisfied.尽管他暗自很满意船的卖价,但他表面上假装不满意。

用作动词 (v.)

profess one's faith表明宗教信仰

profess a gaiety显示出快乐

profess Islam表白信仰伊斯兰教

profess modern languages打算教授现代语

profess total ignorance自称一无所知

profess boldly冒失地声称

profess gaily愉快地显示

profess shamelessly无耻地自称

profess vainly含糊地表白

She professed herself much relieved.

出自：F. A. Kemble

Theorists..quick to profess that much..that has been said..is wavering, chaotic.

出自：M. H. Abrams

Abolitionists, such as Belloc professed himself to be.

出自：A. N. Wilson

To profess nothing less than his 'unconditional devotion'.

出自：P. Gay

词语用法

v.(动词)

profess的基本意思是“声称”,指在有反对意见的情况下明确陈述,本词的特征在于是区别于官方声明(declare)的个人陈述。profess有时含有所谓的或不真实的意味。

profess是及物动词,可接抽象名词、动词不定式、that从句作宾语,还可接以to be+ n./adj./v -ed充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。

近义词

反义词

临近词

concede承认

claim要求

acknowledge承认

air空气

contend竞争

confess承认

agree同意

maintain维持

admit承认

say说

pretend假装

allow允许

testify作证

allege断言

recognize承认

own up坦白地承认

own自己的

suppress镇压

professing trade

professIslam

professedly

profess religion

profane

professinal rote

Professlonalism

profession

profess chemistry

professinal

professed

professinlal

相关列句

Yet now even Mr Thaksin felt obliged to profess again his loyalty to the king, and to pay homage to his power.(但是现在即使是他信本人也感到有必要再次宣称对国王的忠诚，并向王权致敬。)

Yet it is admirable to profess because it was once admirable to live.(然而教授是可羡的，因为教授的生活是可羡的。)

I don't profess myself to be an expert on that subject.(我不自认为是那个问题的专家。)

Not to mention the great many who profess a total disinterest in the election, seeing it as a futile exercise.(更不用说那些认为整个选举毫无意义的人，他们视之为无用的训练。)

Whether for this reason or from conviction, most profess themselves unfazed by the prospect of a failure to raise the debt ceiling.(不管是出于这一考虑，还是出于信仰，他们中的大多数人声称并不担忧无法提高债务上限这一前景。)

I profess myself the weak and bumble servant of God, to whom I address my prayers and look for victory and triumph, and whom I adore.(我对那些我祈祷和崇拜的人，自称是上帝面前软弱且犯过错的仆人，追寻着胜利和成功。)

It is a commonplace to compare philosophical theories and the behavior of those who profess them.(比较哲学理论和信仰哲学的人们的行为的话，你会发现这一点司空见惯。)

There’s no greater threat to religious people than to profess your desire to think for yourself.(对于教徒来说*大的威胁莫过于声称你想要自己思考。)

The very thing he would profess to hate about my way of looking at things.(这些正是我看待事情的方法，也是他声称他痛恨的东西。)

He concluded ruefully that it was "arrogant and rash" to profess virtues that you cannot live up to, and retreated into indolent seclusion.(他懊悔地总结道，宣称自己信奉不能修行到的美德是非常“自傲和轻率的”。*终，他选择隐居，不理世事。)